Example sentences of "[is] [to-vb] up a [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The usual aim is to carve up a constituency in such a way that first-preferences will be spread evenly between candidates whose chances of election are judged to be good . |
| 2 | The result is to connect up a network of contracts by a uniform set of rules and thus give them multilateral force . |
| 3 | Mazda is to set up a centre in Belgium to train staff in sales and after-sales service . |
| 4 | Second , the effect of the laws of rhythm in poetry is to set up a tension between two different principles of word combination : syntax , which determines it in ordinary language , and rhythm , which constitutes a second determining principle in poetry . |
| 5 | Another aim of the workshop is to set up a group of media trainers and professionals in eastern and southern Africa . |
| 6 | Head west to reach the head of a stream , Twrch Fechan , where the idea is to pick up a right of way travelling south-east to return to the walk starting point . |
| 7 | The second , and the one usually chosen by the authors , is to grow up a mixture of different species in variable numbers until they show signs of pairing and wanting to breed . |
| 8 | The first thing to be done is to draw up a list of such works to be read in school . " |
| 9 | The best way to compare papers is to mix up a batch of wash colour and apply it similarly to different sheets of watercolour paper ( Not surface ) , as I 've done here . |
| 10 | One way to reduce the problem of waiting for elusive components to arrive is to build up a stock of components . |
| 11 | Broadly speaking , the assessors , divided into MPs , industrialists , and senior party volunteers do not mark a score card ; their task is to build up a profile of the applicants ' intellectual and practical potential . |